Means for protecting porcelain and enameled ware



April 1o, 192s. 1,665,215

' T. H. MITTENDORF v MEANS FoNPRoTEcTING PORCELAIN AND ENAMELED WAREFiled June 14. 192s NNW'LIMV? .d

effzwnor y Patented Apr. 10, 1928. i i y PATE-NT H, MITTENDCRF, orCHICAGO, LLI-Nos, Assieiroitgao Ifri'nsrnfiliis eiiliiii'nn PAPER eo.-,-oFCHICAGo, monitors,l A CORPORATION or Immers. Y y

UNITE-D STATES THEODOR ire-ieg,

marsica rrtraenae forearms aan animeren app-naman meu mir 14,

' My invention'relates-to .means for' protecting enameled andpo'r'celain Ware, such as bath ttrbs`,`Wa'sh basinsa'nd similar articlesduring shipment `and during' their instal-lation in the building.

. It is the object of my invention to provide an improved structure forprotecting articles Y 'lowing description, reference bein'ghad to theaccompanying drayvi-ng's- Wliic'l'r Fig. l is a plan view of apbathtubshowing how theproteeting covering ofmy' invention may be applied;

Fig. 2 is a perspective view thereof;

Fig. 3 is a transverse vertical cross-sed` tional view taken on the line3-3 of Fig. l

and Y Fig. 4 is a developed view of a modified shapeof sheet forcovering the ends of the top surface ofthe tub. f

` In methods usually employed in protect` ing bath tubs and similarporcelain, lenameled and glazed Ware, the articles are usually packed incrates, sometimes being first Wrapped in paper. Thismethod has thedisadvantage that in shipment the paper, which cannot be very securelyfastened to the articles becausev of rtheir irregular shapes isfrequently torn'from the article. In addition, the methods formerlyemployed do not protect the article While it is being installed in thebuilding and While the building interior is being finished.A l v Myinventionvcontemplates the .use of an unsized gummed paper which .isapplied to Y all exposed finished surfaces ofthe article to beprotected. The gum, glue or other ady hesive may completely cover oneside of the Y vpapenmay be applied onlvv in a narrow strip along theedges of the paper-` or only at 'cer` tain spots. The adhesive which isemployed is preferably a vegetable product, which does not contain acidsor other substances which might stain the surface land which is readilysoluble in Water', thus permitting the removal of the paper by merelysoaking thepaper with Water. ,l Since the paper is unsized the 192e;Staa Na; iiaaspfj i' means watervviil feaauy'f peasant-te message t Asshown irr tfhe raiWings,Y I. .preferably apply the paper to thearticIeinY i'ec gular strips- Wherev thisy ispos'sibleg' yStich strips" 4 toinof the outside ofthe tub over thetop V and to tliecer-iterv lirie'qoftlrebottoi'nofthe tab. The strips: '5 attraper@ @ver the Strips y ofai@4 tuta. naar te' madame-t are aus which has been* chse'nl as an'villustrative ai"- ticle toivhich my invention may' be applied', is@ofthe type which has a eine androne 'end extending to the Hoor, uprmvvhifch -i't rests',

of the' ro'om' in vi'fhi'c'h' it isfinstalledf The curved' end portionsftne tub may beten-- vi'enftlfy -cofverelf` vvith' y sector''shalqedfpiecs" 6 )or the gum-medipapegaaien@arend from the upper rim ofVthe tub to the point A' shown in'Fig. 1. The pointed ends of thesesector shaped pieces 6 are covered by thegrectan- `'gular pieces 4t and5 and thus are more selcurely held 1n position. The upper horizontalsurface of the tub at its ends may becovthe other @sa aaa Siae lyingagarra wai-1e so Y ered with suitableirregularly shaped pieces f 7 and8, `Which are slit at the edges at Which -they fold over and" extenddown into the curved end portions of thetub. The 'slit portions'of thesesheet pieces 7 and 8 may be coveredvby the pieces 6 or lmay `be gluedover the top of these pieces. In this manner the various lsheets aresecurely held together to coppletely; and smoothly cover the entire tuY' v In the modification shown in Fig. 4 the covering for the ends ofthej top surface `of the tub consists of a rectangular sheet 9 which hasa plurality of slits 9a of varying length cut in oneedge so that uponthe ap-y plication of the sheet tothe tub, the strips formed between theslitsfvmay loe-easily made l to adhereto the warped end'surfaces of thetub.

In the use of my invention thev article as a tub is moistened and thegummedl sheets are applied as above described. The unsize'd paperreadily absorbs any surplus moisture, l I L and thus hastens thedrying'and setting-of f the adhesive. The paper covering does not in anyWay hinder the installation of thetub or its Yfittings and may remainupon the tub until the building in Which it is installed has beencompleted.l Il-hen, by merely spong-k ing the paper with Water, it maybe readily removed. i i

While I am aware that porcelain fixtures have been cov-ered l withshaped or pressed paper and wit-h thick'cardboard secured by strips ofpaste, I am not aware thatV anyone has employed 'thefcombinations ofparts fset `forth in the following claims including rela-V tively narrowstrips of unsizedpaper andan adhesversolubli in vaten.l 'The Peper.employed V'in my protective coveringinay be Y conveniently packed inrolls or small flat packages,V and by'means" ofa layer of adhesivel suchpaper may be attached tothe fixtures so that it will' withstandanextraordinary `amount of hard usage4 At the same time the 'protectiveVcoverlng maybe easily removed by the application of' ordinary waterVwhich penetrates the unsizedrpaper and dissolves 20V the adhesive,vpermitting fthe'removal of the covering without the consumption` offmuch time or labor; Y y y t I. t While I have shown andydescribedmyinventionV as applied toits use Awitha-,loath "tub, itwill be apparent jthat. the" sheets of gummed,unsized paper maybe ,ppliedto Vr 4othersimilararticles by merely varying'vthe `shapes of thegstrips of paper.`AI,theref0re, do not intend to limit my invention yto they methodspecificially described v"herein, lbut Wish to limit the scope of mylinvention only by the claims which follow. i

v 11. In a protective covering'for'fporcelain fixtures, the combinationof a fixture with a "plurality 'of relatively narrow Vstrips` of unsized .paper covering partshaving curvature `narrow stripsof.paperextendingfrom' the di .bottom of said receptacle toward the edgeof" the sameyand a layer of adhesive soluble vin water,`securing saidystrips upony said'v fixture, said paper beingunsiz'ed wliereby'water'maypenetrate to vsaid adhesive tov dissolve the sa'rnea'nd detachl saidpaper fromsaid receptacle i 'Y f Y y In witness Whereofl-I hereuntosubscribe my nam-e this llday of June,- 19264. "f

.THEODOR H- MITTENDOR-

